The Lost Priest 2: Across Time and Space
Chapter 4
False God Pt. 4
(A/N And chapter four is the last of the False God section. Let's she Inuyasha and friends take to Father when he shows them his true colors? Read and find out.)
SOUNDS/sounds
Thoughts
Telepathy
(Abel Nightroad)
When Inuyasha told me to get out of the tub I got out of tub and quickly ported into my room. The shards were safe and still hidden. I quickly changed out of that robe and into something a little more battle worthy. Think of my old vestments with fingerless gloves and with the blue and white coloring of my old UN uniform. I swept by hair in my classic ponytail with a blue ribbon.
I didn't know how good my pistol would do considering the revolver wasn't even invented yet. I was pretty sure Kagome would notice that but I still brought it with me. Old habits and such. I put the shards in a smaller container that I could slip into my pocket for save keeping.
By that time I could already hear fighting going on outside the temple and in the village. I had to hurry out there. After all, the village was under my care and I couldn't let Inuyasha and the others have all the fun.
(Temple Grounds)
Inuyasha and the others quickly came face to face with Kagura. She had a smile on her face. It didn't take much to get them riled up. She had already taken out a quarter of the village. This was going to be fun.
They must be protecting the deity, Kagura thought. "My, my, what a lovely welcoming committee I have. I'm so honored."
"Cut out the jokes, Kagura," Inuyasha barked, drawing his blade. "If you came here to fight then fight."
"Are you in that much of a hurry to die? Kentaru," Kagura called out. "Show this mutt what you can do! Destroy them all!"
"Hai," a slender male demon said, stepping out from behind a tree. "So, who's first?"
His hair was long, pale blue, and braided nicely. He was dressed in nice blue and black clothes with an armored breast plate. He carried no weapons that they could see. He stood before them as bold a brass with a cocky smirk on his face. He held out his hand with the palm facing up.
"I guess dog-boy is first," Kentaru said as a large ball of electrified energy formed in his hand.
Kentaru threw the large ball of electricity at Inuyasha. Inuyasha just barely jumped out of the way in time. The ball hit ground with enough power that there was a good sized crater where it had landed.
"You're a little slow," Inuyasha laughed.
"I was testing something," Kentaru smiled, forming three more balls of lightning out the air. "Your speed and to tell you the truth. You're the one that's really quite slow."
Before anyone could full register what Kentaru had said he was sent flying back, sliding across the ground. When Inuyasha forced himself to sit he noticed that Kentaru had only used one of his ball lightning. If that one sent him back about 50 feet he couldn't imagine taking another direct hit like that.
Inuyasha went to stand and noticed his limbs felt numb and heavy. He couldn't even left Tetsusaiga much less hold it. Kentaru grinned as the surprised look on Inuyasha face.
"What did you do to my body?" Inuyasha growled, glaring at the offending demon.
"It's a slight state of paralysis that should have been enough to stop your heart. Looks like I'm going to have to increase the power," He said as the last two remaining orbs only grew bigger.
"Not if I can help it," Kagome cried out, shooting an arrow at the orbs and struck one.
The orb erupted and showered Kentaru and Kagura with electricity. Kagome loaded another arrow and took aim only to get knocked back by a gust of strong wind. Miroku and Sango started to attack only to get sent back by a blast of electricity. They felt numb and could barely move.
"Lucky shot, bitch," Kentaru snapped, building another ball even large ball in his hand.
"How much did that deity pay you to protect him?" Kagura asked with a laugh. "But is it really him you're protecting or the jewel shards he carries?"
"Neither," Inuyasha said, trying to get back to his feet. "I don't give a damn what happens to that bastard."
"Don't strain yourself," Kentaru smirked, raising back his arm with the ball of electricity. "Though I don't think you'll have to worry about that for too much longer."
"I won't let you throw that," Inuyasha forcing his blade back to swing. "I'll cut you into pieces before that will ever happen! WINDSCAR!!"
Inuyasha slashed downwards as blast of energy roared towards Kentaru and Kagura. Kagura quickly took to the air on her feather. She didn't see Kentaru. After all that Kentaru was really that weak? How pathetic. That was until she saw Kentaru standing in a tree glaring at Inuyasha. She didn't even see him move.
Inuyasha soon fell back to his hands and knees. That took a lot out of him. He saw Kagome get back to her feet and grab another arrow only find too late that her string was cut. Miroku and Sango were out cold and Kirara was no where to be seen. That was unlike Kirara to just take off like that. Shippou was currently with Kagome.
"I must say that came close. I'm sure by now you know I render my victim unable to move so it will be easier to kill them," Kentaru said, jumping down from his tree. "But that last attack of yours took a lot out of you. I wonder if you'll be able to dodge this one."
Kentaru threw back his arm again as large ball of electricity formed. He then threw it at Inuyasha. Kagome let out a scream to run but Inuyasha couldn't get his legs to work. Damn it! He didn't want to die here! He closed his eyes as the ball raced towards him.
But to his surprise the ball of electricity didn't hit—anywhere. There was no explosion no nothing. He looked up to see a tall slender figure of a man standing before him dressed in oddest white and blue outfit he had ever seen. This man's long silver hair was up in a ponytail and tied with blue ribbon. And his one hand he held Kentaru's lightning ball.
"How the hell did…? Who the fuck are you?!" Kentaru snapped as the tall slender man closed his hand and destroyed the lightning ball.
"What a shame," the new man spoke. "That lightning ball had no spark. Oh, it maybe dangerous for someone like Inuyasha but for me you're going to up the voltage."
"Ha! You have no idea what I can do," Kentaru said, suddenly appearing right before the man in the blink of an eye. "I'm just getting started. I just like taking the easy way to do things."
"Oh, hai, I heard you use electricity to disrupt a person's nervous system," the man smirked. "But that little jolt isn't going to have that same effect on me."
"Perhaps you don't know who you are talking to," Kentaru snapped, grabbing the man by the front of his robe. "I'm Kentaru and I'm a lightning demon."
"And you must not know how YOU'RE talking to," the man smirked, grabbing Kentaru's hand and squeezed with enough force his hand broke instantly. "I am Father Abel Nightroad, a crusnik and the local deity. You chose the wrong being to pick a fight with!"
"Let go of my HAAAAND!!" Kentaru screamed as Father only crushed his hand harder. "BASTARD!"
Kentaru swung back with his free hand and blasted Father in the face with a large bolt. Father stepped back and let go of Kentaru. Father looked pissed at his point.
"How was that? Was that enough of a jolt for you?" Kentaru snapped, holding his bleeding, broken hand.
"Good but not good enough—KAGOME, NOW!" Father snorted as Kagome with a brand new bow in hand riding on Kirara's back took aim from the sky.
"Here it goes," Kagome cried out and released her arrow.
Kentaru was sent flying over Father and Inuyasha, landing a good distance back. Father turned to look back up at Kagome who was now taking aim at Kagura.
"Your turn," Kagome exclaimed and set free her arrow.
"BAKA," Kagura hissed, sending her dance of blades at the arrow and at Kagome and Kirara.
"KYAAAAAA!!" Kagome screamed as she and Kirara were knocked out from the air.
"KAGOME!" Inuyasha called out as Kagome neared the ground.
"I've got you, Kagome," Father cried out racing towards her only to get hit in the back with bolt of lightning, sending him sliding to the ground. "BASTARD!! Kirara, can you catch her?! I'll slow her down for you!"
Kirara let out roar and dove as fast as she could. Father concentrated on his powers as Kagome began to slow. She was about to hit the ground when Kirara quickly swooped under Kagome just before she hit.
"Tch, lucky," Kagura huffed as she readied for another attack. "Dance of Blades!"
"Not this time," Father said, sending his own lightning bolt at Kagura.
"SHIT!" Kagura yelled as the bolt hit her feather and sent sailing towards the ground.
She managed to use the wind to slow her fall. Father was standing before her. He was indeed intimidating now that she was face to face with him but she only laughed. Behind him stood Kentaru with a lightning ball aimed right at him.
"I can actually feel my hair standing on end with that one," Father said, looking at Kagura but was actually talking to Kentaru. "But does it have any bite I wonder."
"Plenty! Kagura!" Kentaru shouted, throwing his lighting up into the air. "RAIN OF LIGHT!"
"DRAGON DANCE!" Kagura screamed out. "Dodge this one!"
Before Father knew it tornadoes lit up with bolts of lightning surrounded him. He looked up to see Kirara and Kagome trying to avoid them.
Kagome, Kirara, get back down the ground hurry!
We're trying! Kagome answered back. But wherever we go to land we get blocked by a tornado! Oh, no the village!
"What are you going to do now?" Kentaru asked, forming another ball of energy in his hands. "Save her and the villagers or fight us?"
Inuyasha, who are you feeling? Got any strength back?
"Oi, what in the seven hells are you doing?" Inuyasha barked.
Baka stay quite. I'm talking to you telepathically. I have an idea if you got the strength to help me.
I think so. What do I need to do?
"Why so quite all of a sudden?" Kagura asked, glaring at Abel. "Is that decision too hard for you?"
"No, I was just thinking something over," Abel grinned as his fangs started to elongate and the color of his face changed. "I was thinking of how I'm going to SLAUGHTER YOU!! HAHAHAHAHA!!"
A set of demonic like wings quickly shot from his back arching with huge amounts of electricity. Father looked at them with flaming red eyes and a grin that said he was going to enjoy watching their blood flow. His fiery glare was fixated on them both.
"I'm going to enjoy this," Father laughed, licking his black lips. "I want to hear you scream!"
Before they could registered what was really happening, Kentaru found an arm missing. He looked back at Father to see him holding his arm and using the severed limb to wave back at him.
"FUCKING BASTARD," Kentaru yelled, that was the arm with his good hand now he had to use his broken one.
He raised his broken hand only to find it missing. When did he…? Now his gut was torn open. He couldn't see this bastard move. Kagura had a look of shock on her face as a moment later there was a gapping hole in Kentaru's chest with Father's hand and arm sticking out the back. He then ripped his hand out as Kentaru fell to the ground dead.
"Damn it I attacked too fast. I didn't get a chance to let him scream," Abel laughed, licking his bloodied talons. "Your turn now, bitch."
"What are you?" Kagura barked, stepping away from him. "Stay away from me!"
"I've told you before, I'm a crusnik," he smiled, moving towards her. "Let's hope you fight better than that idiot."
"Dance of Blades," Kagura cried out as a pressurized wind sped towards Father. I've got to get out of here!
They surrounded Father in a second striking him directly but when the smoke cleared the only thing that was damaged was he ground.
"Got anything else?" Father smirked, crossing his arms.
"Dance of the Dead," she cried out as villagers started coming out of woods.
"You're using the dead villagers?" Father asked with look of disgust on his face. "I guess I should be thankful they're not ghouls."
"ATTACK!!" She called out the deceased villagers attacked him.
Kagura quickly pulled out another feather from her hair to make her get away. She wasn't suicidal.
"WINDSCAR!!"
Kagura was sent back down sliding along the ground with her clothes torn and her feather missing. She looked to see Inuyasha standing with Tetsusaiga in hand. That bastard. She looked up after hearing a cry to see an arrow heading for her. She barely rolled out of the way to avoid it. She forced herself back on her feet. She didn't want to die here. Not like this. She pulled out her fan again only to have a bolt of lightning destroy it.
"I guess we caught you on an off day," Father grinned, holding her missing feather in his clawed blooded fingers. "Tell Naraku to go to hell for me."
The feather floated out of his finger and moved towards Kagura in a straight line. She snatched it and looked at him. He was just going to let her go? Well, she wasn't going to look a gift horse in the mouth. She quickly took off leaving the group behind as she disappeared.
Kirara quickly landed with Kagome safe and sound. However, Kirara kept growing at Father and Inuyasha wasn't in a very good mood either. He didn't like the vibes coming off of Father.
"Father," Inuyasha growled, holding Tetsusaiga up at the crusnik.
"You don't like me very much in this form," Father said, turning around to meet Inuyasha. "I can tell by that look in your eye."
"You're evil, a monster," Inuyasha stated as Father flinched. "You delighted in tearing Kentaru and the villagers to pieces. I watched you and you were grinning the whole time. You really enjoyed it, you bastard."
"I'm no saint, Inuyasha, and I never claimed to be," Abel said coldly as his eyes turned back to their icy blue and his face lightened. "Call me a monster, a devil, a freak, an abomination, a sinner, or whatever else you wish. I've accepted what I am. I know am a monster, an abomination. I've lived well over 10,000 years. I've killed millions of people in my life and I've also saved just as many. There's not a day that goes by that I'm not ashamed of the things that I done, whether you believe me or not is up to you. These are yours, by the way."
He reached into his pocket and threw the small container of jewel shards at Inuyasha's feet.
"What exactly is a crusnik?" Kagome asked, picking up the container.
"I'm one of a kind. Even I don't know what I am but I'm no god," Father stated, glaring down at the ground. "There was a time when I thought I knew what I was but I really didn't. I'm sort of something like a vampire; I suppose that would be the closest thing. Well, I've got to get packing. I don't wish to see villagers charging me with touches and pitchforks."
"So, you're just leaving like that?!" Inuyasha snapped as Father turned to leave. "Oi, I'm talking to you!"
"And I'm ignoring you," Father said, vanishing into thin air. "Sayonara..."
"RRRRGH! Get back here!" Inuyasha yelled. "You coward!"
"That's enough, Inuyasha," Kagome snapped, taking the shards out the container and put them with the rest. "Just leave him alone."
"K-Kagome," Inuyasha said, turned to look at her. "What's the matter now?"
"Let's just get our stuff and go," she said, turning back towards the temple.
"Kagome, what's with you all of a sudden?" Inuyasha asked. "Was it Father? Did say something to you?"
"He said he's accepted what he is but… I don't think he has," Kagome said, turned back to face Inuyasha. She looked like she wanted to cry. "H-he looked so sad. Can you imagine how lonely he must be? I really don't think he's a bad person he's just…"
(A week Later Higurashi Shine)
"Mom, Souta, Grandpa, I'm hope," Kagome called, walking in the door.
"Oh, Kagome, welcome home, dear," her mother said, walking into the room. "Glad to be home?"
"Boy am I ever," Kagome sighed, setting her back down and started going through it. "I've brought back some stuff with me. Let's see here."
"Oh, hey, sis, you're back already?" Souta said, walking in and stood beside Kagome.
"This for you, Mom," Kagome said, pulling out a shell necklace followed by a box of dried fruits. "And this is for Souta."
"Why this is lovely, Kagome."
"Hey, thanks, sis!"
"Yeah, I got Gramps—Oh, no!" Kagome exclaimed tearing through her bag. "How could I forget my textbooks?!"
"Did you leave them at Kaede's?" her mother asked and Kagome shook her head.
"No! I left them at that temple," Kagome whined. "It was a good 4 days' trip from Kaede's village. How could I be so stupid? I'll have to pay for new ones. And I lost those cheat sheets and tips to boot!"
"I'm so sorry to hear that, Kagome," her mom said, putting an arm around Kagome's shoulder. "We'll buy you some new books tomorrow. Okay?"
"Okay…" Kagome sighed.
(The next morning)
"Bye, mom! See ya later, grandpa," Kagome called as she walked out the door. "Those books are going to cost a lot to replace. I'm so stupid!"
She started past Inuyasha's tree when she noticed someone staring up at it. She got the feeling she knew him. She stopped to study him for a moment. His hair was silver with blue highlights and was cut short and spiky. He was dressed in a black leather coat with a Celtic cross embroidered on the back. He also wore matching pants and thick heavy boots. She could see piercing in his ears. He had one gloved hand on his hip and the other holding a cloth bag. She shrugged the feeling off as déjà vu and she started to leave.
"I do believe you forgot something," he spoke and she stopped dead. "My, my, how forgetful you are."
"Just what are you talking about?" Kagome snapped as the man started rocking back and forth. "I'm going to have to ask you leave the grounds, sir."
"So, you don't want this, Kagome?" he said in a singsong voice, holding up the bag.
"No thank you! Please leave the grounds," Kagome ordered her tone was hard. "I'll call the police if you don't do as I say."
"I thought this is a public shrine but I see how it is," He said, stopping his rocking and lowered back down the bag. "There's no big bad doggy-boy here to protect you."
"'Doggy-boy?' H-how do you know about…?"
"Inuyasha, Sango, Miroku, Shippou, and of course Kirara," he said, turning around to meet her face to face. "I've met them and you roughly 500 years ago. How could I forget? You made the best omelet in the world, Kagome."
"Father," Kagome squeaked out as her school bag hit the ground. "How did you…? When did you…?"
"These are your textbooks safe and sound," he said, walking over to her and handed her the bag. "You should be more careful, Kagome."
"Domo Arigato, Father," she said, looking inside the bag to find that her textbooks were in the same condition she had left them in. "They don't look any older than when I left them. How did you manage that?"
"Well… That's my little secret," he smiled, putting a gloved finger on his black lips. "I do believe you have to get off to school. So, I'll see you later."
Father slipped his hands in his pockets and started to leave. Kagome stood there for a moment or two before picking up her bag and hurried after him.
"Abel, wait," she said, running up behind him. "I think I can wait one more day to go to school."
"Now, Kagome…" He said, turning to meet her.
"Please come inside and meet my mom and grandpa," Kagome said, taking his hand. "Then I'll show you around town. Okay? How does that sound?"
"I think that sounds wonderful, Kagome," he smiled as Kagome guided him by the hand back to the house. "Domo Arigato."
(A/N That's the end of the False God section! I hope you enjoyed this! Now on to the next batch! There will be a plot to this so don't worry. This will be a real story and not just short stories.)
Millie M. Banshee